Recorded 1965–1999 Girls' name Peak 1994 63 births

Samentha — girls' name

63 babies named Samentha in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s101980s101990s38
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Samentha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Samentha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samentha

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Samentha between 1965 and 1999, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samentha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samentha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Samentha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samentha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 63 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Samentha at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

63

Since 1965

35 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1965

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1999

Samentha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1965

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
456789 19991996199419931991199019891984197819761965 5

Samentha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 60% of Samentha's all-time total
1960s51970s101980s101990s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samentha?
63 babies have been named Samentha since 1965. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Samentha most popular?
Samentha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Samentha been used?
Samentha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 35 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Samentha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.